NRS232.945. Rehabilitation Division: Appointment, classification and duties of Administrator; restrictions on other employment.

      1.  The Director shall appoint an Administrator of the Rehabilitation Division of the Department. The Administrator:

      (a) Is in the unclassified service of the State unless federal law or regulation requires otherwise, and serves at the pleasure of the Director.

      (b) Shall administer the provisions of law set forth in paragraph (d), subject to the administrative supervision of the Director.

      (c) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 284.143, shall devote his or her entire time and attention to the business of his or her office and shall not pursue any other business or occupation or hold any other office of profit.

      (d) Is responsible for the administration, through the bureaus of the Rehabilitation Division, of the provisions of this section, NRS 232.940, 426.518 to 426.610, inclusive, and chapter 615 of NRS, and all other provisions of law relating to the functions of the Rehabilitation Division.

      (e) Is responsible for the preparation of a consolidated state plan for the Bureau of Services to Persons Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired, the Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation and any other program administered by the Rehabilitation Division that the Administrator considers appropriate to incorporate into the consolidated state plan before submission to the Federal Government. This subsection does not apply if any federal regulation exists that prohibits a consolidated plan.

      (f) In developing and revising state plans pursuant to paragraph (e), shall consider, without limitation:

             (1) The amount of money available from the Federal Government for the programs of the Rehabilitation Division;

             (2) The conditions attached to the acceptance of that money; and

             (3) The limitations of legislative appropriations for the programs.

      (g) May make such expenditures and investigations, require such reports and take such other actions as the Administrator deems necessary or suitable to carry out the functions of the Rehabilitation Division.

      (h) May employ, within the limits of legislative appropriations, such staff as is necessary to the performance of the duties of the Rehabilitation Division.

      (i) Shall determine the organization and methods of procedure for the Rehabilitation Division in accordance with the provisions of this section, NRS 232.940, 426.518 to 426.610, inclusive, and chapter 615 of NRS, and all other provisions of law relating to the functions of the Rehabilitation Division.

      (j) May adopt, amend or rescind such rules and regulations as the Administrator deems necessary or suitable to carry out the provisions of this section, NRS 232.940, 426.518 to 426.610, inclusive, and chapter 615 of NRS, and all other provisions of law relating to the functions of the Rehabilitation Division.

      2.  The Rehabilitation Division shall serve as the designated state unit with respect to state programs for independent living established pursuant to 29 U.S.C. §§ 796 et seq. As used in this subsection, “designated state unit” has the meaning ascribed to it in 34 C.F.R. § 364.4.

      (Added to NRS by 1999, 869; A 2003, 2636; 2005, 110)